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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria was met which permitted Initial Operating Capability for Ajax to be achieved on 5 November 2025.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
20 Jan 2026
Answer
21 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria was met which permitted Initial Operating Capability for Ajax to be achieved on 5 November 2025.

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him to Question 104285 on 14 January 2025. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-08/104285

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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